120 North Howard

Historical marker location:

120 North Howard Street, Indianola, Iowa

( Marker is on North Howard Street north of East Salem Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Iowa was one of the first states to grant women the right to vote. In 1869, the Iowa state legislature passed a law allowing women to vote in school board elections. This was more than 50 years before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide.